Shooting for Wharton: Athletic Recruit

Colleges & Universities University of Pennsylvania
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<p>I’m going out to play for UPenn’s lacrosse coach in a month, and I was wondering if my scores are competitive even without lacrosse as a hook. I’m a junior right now.</p>

<p>PSAT: 202(Sophomore year…)(80 Math, 550 CR, 670 WS)
Should I try to make my scores: 80 MAth, 700 CR, 700 WS? Would making my CR and WS higher help a large amount?</p>

<p>Mu Alpha Theta Honors society 3rd place national prize winner for a stat project
APs: APWH(5), AP Stats(4), AP Micro(5), AP Physics, AP BC Calc, APUSH
Top 10% of my class, Dual sport varsity athlete, on merit/athletic/need scholarship to a New England Prep school(From TN as well; Not the usual area).</p>

<p>My GPA is a 5.0-4.8/6.0 unweighted.</p>

<p>Junior year classes: AP Phyics, AP BC Calc, APUSH, English, Honors Bio
Senior year Classes: AP Bio, Post-Calc, English, AP Chemistry(Or not) and three term contained courses or I can take an AP History. I was thinking about Con law, Capitalism and business ethics for three term contained courses…</p>

<p>I’m a big Model UN guy, Math Team, I participate in REACH(Community help), Investment Club, Republican Club, School lit magazine and I think I will be an AP Scholar with distinctions.</p>

<p>I attend a boarding school in the NE(On scholarship; Merit, Athletic and Need).</p>

<p>What are my chances? Anything I should focus on? Am I a long shot? Should I apply ED/RD?
I may need financial aid, if I got in ED and my family can’t pay what happens?</p>

<p>I won’t be the #1 defensive recruit, but I’ll be in the top 3 for UPenn.</p>

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<p>Any advice?</p>

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<p>So far you definitely seem to be on the right track academically, but the athletics will help a lot.
However, your junior year can make a BIG difference. So many people are on the right path, but test scores really can screw you up. Sadly, a GREAT test score isn’t enough to get you in alone, but a BAD test score is often enough to keep you out.
If you were to get a 2020 (to keep up with your PSAT score) on the real SAT, it would be considered very low for Penn, but not necessarily impossible. Obviously improving the other 2 sections would make a big difference. I personally went up about 200 points from the PSAT, even with a good score on the PSAT so you very possibly could too.</p>

<p>Overall, I’d say that even if you weren’t an athlete, you are on a decent path academically but it is DEFINITELY too soon to tell. Make sure you keep up your GPA this year and do well on testing, and you have a chance. If you were to apply ED and were unable to pay, you do not have to attend (a fact not many people know about!), Penn is need-blind so the fact that you may need aid would not affect you at all. Good luck!</p>